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John Goodin
(jdgkeg) -
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My Locale

Western Slope of the Sierra

About Me

I was blessed to have been introduced to backpacking by my Dad back in 1976, thus my Avatar photo- from a trip through Bubbs Creek in Kings Canyon with Dad and sister. Learning and exploring the UL philosophy and evolving my gear list to match. Passing on my passion for backpacking and the wilderness to my three sons!

State

California

Country

USA

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Sleeping Bags for the SierraIn addition to WM and Montbell, do consider the high end bags by Marmot like the Helium or Hydrogen models. These two models are perfect for the Sierra and true, if not conservative, to their temp...

Good Article Comparing Lightweight Sleeping BagsThanks to all for your insights on this subject.
I stumbled across this informative article by Charles Lindsey that may be helpful to others seeking similar counsel- a comparative review of ligh...

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Basegear.comBasegear has an over the top policy on returning "baselayers", i.e. they're unreturnable. Their return policy on baselayers is buried down in their return policy statement and it should ...

Patagonia Men's Wool 2 Crew long sleeveThis is a quality product, comfortable and lightweight; however, I was very disappointed with how easily this shirt would catch on Velcro, pulling the wool thread and creating small holes and creating...